Dr. Nandita Murukutla, PhD

Nandita Murukutla, Ph.D., is a social scientist with a background in behavioral economics. At Vital Strategies, Dr. Murukutla provides scientific leadership by ensuring that its health communication programs and policy advocacy efforts reflect the latest evidence from the social behavioral sciences. She collaborates with experts and supervises a team in primary research, monitoring and evaluation, cost-effectiveness, and policy analysis. This analysis has supported decisions by governments and other stakeholders in up to 60 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Eastern Europe in the areas of food policy, road safety and injury prevention, tobacco control, maternal and reproductive health, and more recently in the public health response to COVID-19. Dr. Murukutla has appeared on CNN, NDTV and Doordarshan-India, and has been interviewed or published in STAT News, Times of India, Hindustan Times and more. She holds a PhD in Social Psychology from Yale University, USA.

Sub-specialties:
Behavioral economics; social psychology; marketing communication